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Memory (in)Security

03.12.08 | Comment?

There is a lot of talk about memory hacks lately. Once believed that RAM was cleared immediately after power was cut, it has been found that you can preserve the contents of the memory using an upside down of compressed air. Now there are even bootable USB drives to allow retrieval. Here are some additional links discussing use of Firewire since it uses DMA to interact with the hardware: Crack a Mac with Firewire and Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed.

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